diff --git a/action.go b/action.go
index 83f0afc..9ee1b3e 100644
--- a/action.go
+++ b/action.go
@@ -153,55 +153,17 @@ func (n *node) move(newParent *node) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (n *node) Delete() {
-	p := n.parent
-	log.Log(NOW, "uiDelete()", n.WidgetId, "to", p.WidgetId)
+func widgetDelete(n *tree.Node) {
+	log.Log(NOW, "widgetDelete()", n.WidgetId)
+	var tk *guiWidget
+	tk = n.TK.(*guiWidget)
 
 	if n.WidgetType == widget.Window {
 		log.Warn("DESTROY uiWindow here")
 		log.Warn("NEED TO REMOVE n from parent.Children")
-		n.tk.uiWindow.Destroy()
-		n.tk.uiWindow = nil
-		for i, child := range p.children {
-			log.Warn("parent has child:", i, child.WidgetId, child.progname)
-			if n == child {
-				log.Warn("Found child ==", i, child.WidgetId, child.progname)
-				log.Warn("Found n ==", i, n.WidgetId, n.progname)
-				p.children = append(p.children[:i], p.children[i+1:]...)
-			}
-			// t.uiWindow.SetBorderless(false)
-		}
-		for i, child := range p.children {
-			log.Warn("parent now has child:", i, child.WidgetId, child.progname)
-		}
-		return
-	}
-
-	switch p.WidgetType {
-	case widget.Group:
-		// tParent.uiGroup.SetMargined(true)
-	case widget.Tab:
-		// tabSetMargined(tParent.uiTab, true)
-	case widget.Window:
-	case widget.Grid:
-		// t.uiGrid.SetPadded(true)
-	case widget.Box:
-		log.Log(NOW, "tWidget.boxC =", p.progname)
-		log.Log(NOW, "is there a tParent parent? =", p.parent)
-		if p.tk.boxC < 1 {
-			log.Log(NOW, "Can not delete from Box. already empty. tWidget.boxC =", p.tk.boxC)
-			return
-		}
-		p.tk.uiBox.Delete(0)
-		p.tk.boxC -= 1
-
-		// this didn't work:
-		// tWidget.uiControl.Disable()
-		// sleep(.8)
-		// tParent.uiBox.Append(tWidget.uiControl, stretchy)
-	default:
-		log.Log(ERROR, "TODO: need to implement uiDelete() for widget =", n.WidgetId, n.WidgetType)
-		log.Log(ERROR, "TODO: need to implement uiDelete() for parent =", p.WidgetId, p.WidgetType)
+		tk.uiWindow.Destroy()
+		tk.uiWindow = nil
+		n.DeleteNode()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -214,8 +176,13 @@ func processAction(a *widget.Action) {
 	}
 	switch a.WidgetType {
 	case widget.Root:
-		me.treeRoot = me.myTree.AddNode(a)
-		log.Log(INFO, "doAction() found treeRoot")
+		if me.treeRoot == nil {
+			log.Log(INFO, "processAction() found the treeRoot")
+			me.treeRoot = me.myTree.AddNode(a)
+		} else {
+			log.Warn("processAction() Something terrible has happened")
+			log.Warn("processAction() treeNode was sent an action", a.ActionType, a)
+		}
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -230,18 +197,13 @@ func processAction(a *widget.Action) {
 		panic("me.treeRoot == nil")
 	}
 
-	n := me.treeRoot.FindWidgetId(a.WidgetId)
 
 	if a.ActionType == widget.Add {
 		add(a)
 		return
 	}
 
-	if a.ActionType == widget.Dump {
-		log.Log(NOW, "processAction() Dump =", a.ActionType, a.WidgetType, n.State.ProgName)
-		return
-	}
-
+	n := me.treeRoot.FindWidgetId(a.WidgetId)
 	if n == nil {
 		log.Error(errors.New("andlabs processAction() ERROR findWidgetId found nil"), a.ActionType, a.WidgetType)
 		log.Log(NOW, "processAction() ERROR findWidgetId found nil for id =", a.WidgetId)
@@ -252,22 +214,25 @@ func processAction(a *widget.Action) {
 		panic("findWidgetId found nil for id = " + string(a.WidgetId))
 	}
 
+	if a.ActionType == widget.Dump {
+		log.Log(NOW, "processAction() Dump =", a.ActionType, a.WidgetType, n.State.ProgName)
+		return
+	}
+
+
 	switch a.ActionType {
+	case widget.Delete:
+		widgetDelete(n)
 	case widget.Show:
 		show(n, true)
-		// n.show(true)
 	case widget.Hide:
 		show(n, false)
-		//n.show(false)
 	case widget.Enable:
 		enable(n, true)
-		// n.enable(true)
 	case widget.Disable:
 		log.Warn("andlabs got disable for", n.WidgetId, n.State.ProgName)
 		enable(n, false)
-		// n.enable(false)
 	case widget.Get:
-		// n.setText(a)
 		setText(n, a)
 	case widget.GetText:
 		switch a.WidgetType {
@@ -276,27 +241,10 @@ func processAction(a *widget.Action) {
 		}
 	case widget.Set:
 		setText(n, a)
-		// n.setText(a)
 	case widget.SetText:
 		setText(n, a)
-		// n.setText(a)
 	case widget.AddText:
 		addText(n, a)
-		// n.addText(a)
-		/*
-			case widget.Margin:
-				n.pad(true)
-			case widget.Unmargin:
-				n.pad(false)
-			case widget.Pad:
-				n.pad(true)
-			case widget.Unpad:
-				n.pad(false)
-			case widget.Delete:
-				n.Delete()
-			case widget.Move:
-				log.Log(NOW, "processAction() attempt to move() =", a.ActionType, a.WidgetType)
-		*/
 	default:
 		log.Log(ERROR, "processAction() Unknown =", a.ActionType, a.WidgetType)
 	}